Brazilian mojarra (Eugerres brasilianus)

Scientific name: Eugerres brasilianus Cuvier, 1830

Brazilian mojarra (Eugerres brasilianus)

The Brazilian mojarra (Eugerres brasilianus) is a marine fish of the family Gerreidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, South Carolina, USA to Santa Catarina, Brazil. Probably occurs in Trinidad and Tobago and other islands of the Antilles.

Biology

Occurs in shallow water, over soft bottoms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eugerres brasilianus
Family
Gerreidae (Mojarras)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA to Santa Catarina, Brazil. Probably occurs in Trinidad and Tobago and other islands of the Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; K=0.28-0.53(?))

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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